Drive sense into HK students

The use of "pro-independence" posters and banners in the latest propaganda campaign launched by some students on Hong Kong university campuses has highlighted the need for the SAR government to improve the standard of legal and patriotic education so as to protect youths from poisonous ideas related to separatism.

Improving e-gadgets to help the elderly is a profitable necessity

MANY SENIOR CITIZENS in China are struggling to adapt to advanced electronic gadgets, such as hire-on-demand car-hailing apps on their mobile phones and self-checkout machines in supermarkets. They should not be left behind in the pursuit of "e-life", Guangzhou Daily commented on Wednesday:

Wild species have no place in public parks

A MAN SURNAMED YIN, 34, released a cobra in Huxiang Park, Xiangtan, Central China's Hunan province, on Sunday. One day later, after the video he shared on a social media platform caught the attention of the police, Yin was summoned to the local police station and detained for five days for "disturbing public order". Legal Daily comments:

Brilliance must be respected, but not at the cost of kids

ZHANG YIWEN, a 10-year-old girl from Central China's Henan province, who took the college entrance examination, or gaokao, this year, has been admitted as a formal student to Shangqiu Institute of Technology. Thepaper.cn comments:

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DPRK seeks security the wrong way

The Democratic People's Republic of Korea vowed on Wednesday to accelerate its weapons' program in a tit-for-tat reaction to the "evil" sanctions imposed by the UN Security Council on Monday. The DPRK's response is a step in the wrong direction and will further isolate it from the international community.

Could Iran deal be model for DPRK?

The international community has been struggling to respond to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea's steadily expanding nuclear program. US President Donald Trump has oscillated between massive threats to devastate the DPRK and holding out the prospect of talks.

China's rise an opportunity, not threat, for Japan

Editor's Note: This year marks the 45th anniversary of the normalization of China-Japan diplomatic relations. Three scholars share their views on the current state of Beijing-Tokyo ties with China Daily's Cui Shoufeng. Excerpts follow:

Cleaning up kitchen mess for better hygiene

The recent spate of news about low standards of hygiene in hotels didn't come as a surprise to those of us who travel around China regularly. But the news has also exposed that the problem pervades almost all strata of the hospitality industry, as even some five-star hotels in Beijing were found to be sloppy when it comes to maintaining hygiene and sanitation.

European welfare a faded glory

HELSINKI - Europe was once proud of its welfare states, especially those in western and northern countries.

App is back and still puts children at risk

SEOUL - A South Korean child-monitoring smartphone app that was removed from the market in 2015 after it was found to be riddled with security flaws has been reissued under a new name and still puts children at risk, researchers said on Monday.

No sand, no problem: Beach soccer in landlocked Afghanistan

KABUL - At a makeshift beach in landlocked Afghanistan, children as young as eight, wearing baggy Real Madrid and Barcelona shirts with "Ronaldo" and "Messi" printed on the back, joyfully kick and chase the ball.